Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
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Semin. Arthritis Rheum. · Jun 2000
Case ReportsIncidence of occult cancer in children presenting with musculoskeletal symptoms: a 10-year survey in a pediatric rheumatology unit.
To assess the frequency and types of cancer found in children presenting to our Unit with musculoskeletal symptoms over a 10-year period. ⋯ All patients presenting with arthritis or other musculoskeletal symptoms should have a thorough clinical examination. Disproportionate pain levels and an atypical pattern of "arthritis," especially in the presence of systemic manifestations, suggest a possible underlying malignancy.
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To investigate the clinical presentation, histological findings, and outcome of patients with congenital and metabolic myopathies (CM and MM) in whom the disease was diagnosed in childhood or adulthood. ⋯ CM and MM presenting in childhood or adulthood are infrequent; the symptoms are usually mild or moderate, and the prognosis generally is good.
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Semin. Arthritis Rheum. · Jun 2000
Measuring health status in Israeli patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and widespread pain and healthy individuals: utility of the short form 36-item health survey (SF-36).
To examine the usefulness of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (MOS SF-36) in measuring health-related quality of life (QOL) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients, and to determine whether subscale scores of SF-36 could distinguish patients with FMS from patients with widespread pain alone, and from healthy individuals. ⋯ Most of the SF-36 subscales represent health dimensions relevant to patients with FMS and widespread pain alone. The severity of functional impairment as assessed by the SF-36, distinguishes patients with FMS and widespread pain alone from healthy individuals, and also discriminates between patients with widespread pain alone and FMS patients.